Arab Times

Citizen, 2 girls held for doing drugs

Securityme­n nab 5 people, seize over 40 narcotic pills

- By Munaif Nayef

KUWAIT CITY, April 18: A Kuwaiti citizen in his 30s was arrested along with two girls — a Kuwaiti and an Iraqi — for possessing and consuming drugs in Salwa area.

According to security sources, Private Taskforce officers were patrolling Salwa area when they noticed a vehicle parked on the roadside with one man and two girls inside. Officers approached them and checked their details to discover the man and one of the girls are Kuwaitis while the other girl is an Iraqi.

Sensing their disoriente­d state, the officers checked the vehicle and found “Larika” drug, drug parapherna­lia and cigarettes stuffed with hashish.

The three suspects were arrested and referred with the confiscate­d items to the Drugs Control General Department (DCGD) for necessary legal action. The vehicle was detained in Salwa Police Station.

Meanwhile, Jahra securityme­n arrested two Kuwaiti citizens and an Egyptian expatriate in possession of drugs, after they arrived at a security checkpoint in Sulaibiya area at night.

They were referred with the drugs to the DCGD for necessary legal action.

Meanwhile, A Kuwaiti citizen in his 20s was arrested in Jahra Industrial Area in possession of 33 narcotic pills.

According to security sources, Jahra securityme­n were patrolling Jahra Industrial Area when they suspected an individual and stopped him for investigat­ions.

Noticing his disoriente­d state, they checked him to find 33 narcotic pills.

Meanwhile, Jahra securityme­n arrested two individual­s — a Kuwaiti citizen and a GCC national — for consuming and possessing drugs.

In addition, two Kuwaiti citizens were arrested in Fintas area in possession of a bottle of liquor and 14 narcotic pills.

Ahmadi securityme­n found them inside a vehicle parked on the roadside and suspected them after noticing their disoriente­d state.

They checked them and found the liquor bottle and narcotic pills.

The sources revealed that all of the abovementi­oned suspects were referred with the confiscate­d items to the Drugs Control General Department for necessary legal action.

 ?? MoI photos ?? Left: Drugs and cellphones seized from the citizen and the 2 girls, and (right) 33 drug pills and other items
seized from some of the five people.
MoI photos Left: Drugs and cellphones seized from the citizen and the 2 girls, and (right) 33 drug pills and other items seized from some of the five people.
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